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https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/11147| Title: | Volatile compounds in archaeological plant remains and the Maillard reaction during decay of organic matter | Authors: | Evershed, R.P. Bland, H.A. Van Bergen, P.F. Carter, James F. Horton, M.C. Rowley-Conwy, P.A. |
Issue Date: | 1997 | Source: | Evershed, R. P., Bland, H. A., van Bergen, P. F., Carter, J. F., Horton, M. C., & Rowley-Conwy, P. A. (1997). Volatile Compounds in Archaeological Plant Remains and the Maillard Reaction During Decay of Organic Matter. Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 278(5337), 432–433. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.278.5337.432 | Journal Title: | Science | Journal: | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 1997-10, Vol.278 (5337), p.432-433 | Description: | Archaeological plant remains from excavations at Qasr Ibrim, Egypt, preserve volatile decay products trapped within internal networks of structural and storage macromolecules. These volatile components can be linked to specific degradative reactions occurring during the long-term burial of organic matter. Abundant alkyl pyrazines are characteristic by-products of the Maillard (or browning) reaction of proteins and carbohydrates and provide evidence for the reaction occurring in buried organic matter. | DOI: | 10.1126/science.278.5337.432 | Keywords: | Amino acids;Archaeological chemistry;Soil chemistry | Type: | Journal article |
| Appears in Sites: | Forensic and Scientific Services Publications Queensland Health Publications |
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